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the video appears to show an aerial view of an airport in the city of kandahar, afghanistan. iran is also claiming now to have the ability to produce functional copies of smaller american surveillance drones. drones are a hot topic in washington as president obama's choice to head the cia is facing some tough questions. on the hill today, john brennan's confirmation hearing got off to a rough start. >> i speak for the mothers -- >> all right, we will stop again. >> i have a list of all the names and ages -- >> all right. we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared. >> five separate times today members of code pink had to be escorted out. protesters are angry about brennan's role in crafting the drone policy. targeting suspected terrorists and sometimes killing innocent victims. brennan addressed the protesters directly today, said the use of lethal force is always a last resort. >> the people that were standing up here today, i think they really have a misunderstanding of what we do as a government, and the care that we take and the agony we go
the video appears to show an aerial view of an airport in the city of kandahar, afghanistan. iran is also claiming now to have the ability to produce functional copies of smaller american surveillance drones. drones are a hot topic in washington as president obama's choice to head the cia is facing some tough questions. on the hill today, john brennan's confirmation hearing got off to a rough start. >> i speak for the mothers -- >> all right, we will stop again. >> i have a...
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it allows the public to see where the plows have been by logging onto the city's website. forecasters are predicting we could get 14 inches of snow here in new york city. boston, up to 2 feet. and, anne-marie, keep in mind the record snowfall there in boston is a little over 27.5 inches. >> oh, boy. everybody's preparing for the worst. thank you. tell a ya na anderson in new york. >>> well, overnight california law officials continue their search for an ex-cop who's hunting other police officers. christopher dorner is heavily armed accused of killing three people and he posted a hit list online. the man hunt covers three states and mexico. teresa garcia is outside los angeles police headquarters. teresa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this has certainly been a tense location out here with so many officers stationed on different corners. we've have a chopper that's been flying overhead with a search light going around. this is a sweeping manhunt as you said. it's extended across california through the mexico border, through nevada, and the latest searc
it allows the public to see where the plows have been by logging onto the city's website. forecasters are predicting we could get 14 inches of snow here in new york city. boston, up to 2 feet. and, anne-marie, keep in mind the record snowfall there in boston is a little over 27.5 inches. >> oh, boy. everybody's preparing for the worst. thank you. tell a ya na anderson in new york. >>> well, overnight california law officials continue their search for an ex-cop who's hunting other...
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how about a live look at your bay bridge in the city by the bay. beautiful looking san francisco to start your day on this friday morning, february 8th. this is "today in the bay." >>> all right. all right. all right. it is friday morning. just always feels good to say that. doesn't feel so good to say 4:31 but we'll help you get through. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> it is a tad early. it is friday. lots to get to this morning. let's check the forecast. good friday morning with christina loren. >> good morning to you, jon and laura. we have snowfall come down in parts of the bay area. we'll start with this picture of big sur. look at all of the white
how about a live look at your bay bridge in the city by the bay. beautiful looking san francisco to start your day on this friday morning, february 8th. this is "today in the bay." >>> all right. all right. all right. it is friday morning. just always feels good to say that. doesn't feel so good to say 4:31 but we'll help you get through. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> it is a tad early. it is friday. lots to get to this morning. let's check the forecast....
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and even though we will see some light snow in the new york city area at some point this morning, it will change over to rain and most of the accumulating snow in new york itself will occur overnight. you can see blizzard warnings post the from boston right back into hartford, connecticut, and across long island as well. eastern long island is an area we could end up with 12 to 18 inches of snow. boston is the jackpot. and it is certainly not out of the question to pick up 24 to 30 inches of snow. the only saving grace is that it's friday and this is occurring over the weekend. so not as many people on the roads. >> a little bit of good news. we'll check back in with you later. >>> turning to california where a massive manhunt has the los angeles area on virtual lockdown. lapd putting extra security at their headquarters because the suspect used to be one of their own. disfor dornor is wanted in multiple shootings across southern california. the 33-year-old says he's declaring war on the lapd after losing his job with the department in 2008. according to his lengthy and often ram ble
and even though we will see some light snow in the new york city area at some point this morning, it will change over to rain and most of the accumulating snow in new york itself will occur overnight. you can see blizzard warnings post the from boston right back into hartford, connecticut, and across long island as well. eastern long island is an area we could end up with 12 to 18 inches of snow. boston is the jackpot. and it is certainly not out of the question to pick up 24 to 30 inches of...
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the line between mass shootings like that and run of the mill shootings that ravage cities every day. gun violence is gun violence. hideya pendleton was a high school student. she played volleyball. she performed with her school's marching band at president obama's marching band last month. that was january 21st. on january 29th, she and friends caught cover because of rain. it was only a mile from barack and michelle's home in chicago. a person with a gun approached the group and started shooting. hideya pendleton was not the shooter's target, however. on saturday in chicago, there will be a funeral service for hideya pendleton. the white house let it be known to be that first lady michelle obama will be at the funeral, which will make this even more of a national scale tragedy than it already is. "first look" is up next. >>> good friday morning. right now on "first look," two fronts confine combine to create an epic winter storm with over 50-mile-an-hour wind gusts and as much as 2 feet of snow. >>> a massive manhunt is under way in california. a well-trained former cop and veteran
the line between mass shootings like that and run of the mill shootings that ravage cities every day. gun violence is gun violence. hideya pendleton was a high school student. she played volleyball. she performed with her school's marching band at president obama's marching band last month. that was january 21st. on january 29th, she and friends caught cover because of rain. it was only a mile from barack and michelle's home in chicago. a person with a gun approached the group and started...
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and then in new york city again, we are going to see the rain change back over to snow later on tonight. the height of this storm is really tonight into early tomorrow morning in the northeast. >> thanks so much. >>> if you're looking for a comedy this weekend, you really only have one choice. jason basteman and melis ka mccarthy star in "identity thief." if you're dieing to bring back that loving feeling with goose and maverick you can check out "top gun 3d." >>> james kronwell was arrested for bursting into a board meeting. the actor along with peta were protesting the use of cats in experiments. >>> and here's bill murray sporting fantastic facial hair at a celebrity golf match. the caddyshack star slices and eventually lays down in a sand trap. >>> while the premiere of the "the walking dead" and the grammy awards air sunday night, access hollywood asks what will you be watching. it's neck and heck. >>> and finally the grammy awards are telling the guests to keep their breasts and guests to cover up. thong-like costumes are also a no-no. telling artists not what to wear is setting y
and then in new york city again, we are going to see the rain change back over to snow later on tonight. the height of this storm is really tonight into early tomorrow morning in the northeast. >> thanks so much. >>> if you're looking for a comedy this weekend, you really only have one choice. jason basteman and melis ka mccarthy star in "identity thief." if you're dieing to bring back that loving feeling with goose and maverick you can check out "top gun 3d."...
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the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life history of being rebellious, which is where the title comes from. and i think it gets at both the scope of her political life and then, right, the kind of character that we have come to sort of miss when we see just rosa parks on that one day. >> ifill: i know elementary school i was taught that she was a tired seem stress, her feet were tired, she sat down on the bus and didn't want to get up. later on the rumor was that she was an n.a.a.c.p. plant sent in to stir up trouble, but she was neither of these. >> no, she was neither of these and she would be the first to correct us if we were the first to say she was tired. because in her autobiography she says "the only tired i was was tired of giving in." she wasn't tired. this comes out of a long history of activism, this was not her first act against segregation and she very much sees
the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life history of being rebellious, which is where the title comes from. and i think it gets at both the scope of her political life and then, right, the kind of character that we have come to sort of miss when we see just rosa...
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then a little less from new haven to new york city because we may get a winter mix during the day on friday. changing over to snow on the back side. as far as historic goes, the best chance of that happening, the coastal flooding, the damaging winds, hurricane force winds that would be on cape cod 'the i-95 corridor from boston to providence. if you're traveling there, you're not going to do it friday into saturday. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. once again, washington, d.c., this will be a rain event when the storm comes in. most of friday. once you get up to philadelphia and new york city, we'll have to watch the rain turning into snow friday night. so this is a storm that's going to be historical, hopefully, it won't be too crippling. at least it's fast-moving. >> you being mr. silver lining, the ski resorts -- >> the ski resorts are e-mailing me. snowmobilers. plough drivers. >>> the ten most disliked athletes in america. and outraged at what some are calling a racist frat party at duke university. we'll show you the
then a little less from new haven to new york city because we may get a winter mix during the day on friday. changing over to snow on the back side. as far as historic goes, the best chance of that happening, the coastal flooding, the damaging winds, hurricane force winds that would be on cape cod 'the i-95 corridor from boston to providence. if you're traveling there, you're not going to do it friday into saturday. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather...
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ever for the city. lapd chief charlie beck. >> every day that dorner is loose, the likelihood of an attack on either a uniformed police officer or a family of a police officer is likely. >> reporter: it's been four days since dorner's burnt out truck was found near the resort town of big bear, but since then the trail has gone ice cold. by sunday only 25 officers were on the hunt for dorner, down from more than 100 on friday. the search area keeps expanding. 150 miles to the south authorities are checking cars heading to mexico. authorities have now released the name of one of dorner's victims. officer michael crane died thursday when his car was ambushed. he was 34 years old, a veteran and a former marine. a second victim was remembered. monica quan was an assistant basketball coach. on saturday her team paid tribute. her father, former lapd randy quan. >> there are over 150 families who have not only security but surveillance in and around their neighborhoods. >> reporter: chief beck says he considers
ever for the city. lapd chief charlie beck. >> every day that dorner is loose, the likelihood of an attack on either a uniformed police officer or a family of a police officer is likely. >> reporter: it's been four days since dorner's burnt out truck was found near the resort town of big bear, but since then the trail has gone ice cold. by sunday only 25 officers were on the hunt for dorner, down from more than 100 on friday. the search area keeps expanding. 150 miles to the south...
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much of the savings were put back into other city services. and, scott, with forecasters predicting up to 30 inches of snow here, schools have already been closed tomorrow, and the airport here-- the main airport, logan-- has been closed. it will be closed tomorrow afternoon and remain closed through the day on saturday.st p >> pelley: terrell, thank you. the man president obama wants as the central intelligence agency had his confirmation hearing today. john brennan's testimony was bankrupt several times by protesters who object to u.s. drone strikes overseas. brennan was the architect of that program. among those killed by the strikes was an american citizen who was a member of al qaeda in yemen. bob orr followed the hearing today. >> reporter: as president obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, john brennan has overseen a five-fold increase in drone strikes against suspected terrorists. brennan today told the senate intelligence committee those strikes are critical for national security, but brennan said he'd rather capture terrorists than
much of the savings were put back into other city services. and, scott, with forecasters predicting up to 30 inches of snow here, schools have already been closed tomorrow, and the airport here-- the main airport, logan-- has been closed. it will be closed tomorrow afternoon and remain closed through the day on saturday.st p >> pelley: terrell, thank you. the man president obama wants as the central intelligence agency had his confirmation hearing today. john brennan's testimony was...
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it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well, we were swimming in diluted sewage. melosi: the major way to deal with pollution, at least until early into the 20th century, was through the process of dilution. the assumption was that the capacity of rivers and streams, and even the seas, allowed for certain levels of pollution that eventually would purify themself. as we get later into the 20th century, it becomes clear that the volumes of waste made dilution unworkable as a single solution. and so treatment became the ways in which we deal with pollution. narrator: to protect public health, starting in the 1950s
it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why...
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much of the savings were put back into other city services. and, scott with forecasters predicting up to 30 inches of snow here, schools have already been closed tomorrow, and the airport here, the main airport logan, has been closed. it will be closed tomorrow afternoon and remain closed through the day on saturday. >> pelley: terrell, thank you. the next big story of the day, three people are dead, and a massive manhunt is on. after a former los angeles police officer allegedly launched a rampage of row venge. christopher dorner was fired by the l.a.p.d. in 2008. tonight itarchs peer every officer on the force is a potential target. here is ben tracy. >> reporter: police in southern california are on full tactical alert and on edge. >> put your window down. >> reporter: officers have surrounded los angeles police headquarters to defend it from 33-year-old christopher dorner police chief charlie beck. >> dorner is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous. >> reporter: at 1:25 this morning the former cop and navy veteran allegedly shot a
much of the savings were put back into other city services. and, scott with forecasters predicting up to 30 inches of snow here, schools have already been closed tomorrow, and the airport here, the main airport logan, has been closed. it will be closed tomorrow afternoon and remain closed through the day on saturday. >> pelley: terrell, thank you. the next big story of the day, three people are dead, and a massive manhunt is on. after a former los angeles police officer allegedly launched...
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moment don't send them photographs of yourself very much for joining us the first city is the house that is the solution maybe is the time for a big log off in case someone is actually watching serve. london well under some other international stories in brief right now. a suicide bomber has blown himself up near a security checkpoint in a northern mali city of but the attacker him self was the only casualty this is the first known suicide bombings since french troops entered the country whose northern half was ruled by islamist extremists france now wants you in peacekeepers to take over security as it prepares to end its mission there. a series of car bombs killed at least thirty six people in shiite areas of iraq on friday terry and ethnic tensions intensify ahead of provincial elections in april now the bombing targeted an outdoor pet market in baghdad as well as a vegetable market in the hill a province south of the iraqi capital now recent weeks have seen insurgents carrying out almost daily attacks on security forces as well as civilians in an attempt to undermine the shiite
moment don't send them photographs of yourself very much for joining us the first city is the house that is the solution maybe is the time for a big log off in case someone is actually watching serve. london well under some other international stories in brief right now. a suicide bomber has blown himself up near a security checkpoint in a northern mali city of but the attacker him self was the only casualty this is the first known suicide bombings since french troops entered the country whose...
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double or more the price. how do you save if you want to take your loved one someplace swanky. >> restaurant week is happening in a lot of cities through the country, a three course meal at a lower price. a lot of times restaurants will continue the deals after restaurant week. call ahead, see if some of the restaurants are still honoring those restaurant week specials. also head to some of the website like groupon, living social or yip it and find last minute restaurant deals in your neighborhood. 50% off entrÉes, colleague -- including the drinks. >> no joke, living social, yip it and groupon are worth checking out. what if you want to do something unique? you don't want to do the normal valentine's day gift. you want to sparkle with something, maybe jewelry. where do you go? >> you want to head to website that offer discount gift cards. you can get a gift card to tiffany's for 10% off. williams sonoma has a 10% off card on card pool.com or cheesecake factory. the cards will be discounted so you can get the
double or more the price. how do you save if you want to take your loved one someplace swanky. >> restaurant week is happening in a lot of cities through the country, a three course meal at a lower price. a lot of times restaurants will continue the deals after restaurant week. call ahead, see if some of the restaurants are still honoring those restaurant week specials. also head to some of the website like groupon, living social or yip it and find last minute restaurant deals in your...
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7th state of the city address the san jose mayor said despite budget challenges, the city is moving ahead. >> my priority for the coming year will be public safety. as we start to realize more savings for measure b and see now revenues the fiscal reform plan, we will hire more police officers. >> the mayor thanked voters for supporting measure b, that was his pension reform measure last year. labor leaders though say his battle with city unions has hurt morale. >> i think he has taken the approach with not only the city workers but community groups that it's his way or the highway. >> the mayor said pension reform alone will not solve all the city's financial problems, he suggested the possibility of going to voters next year with the proposal for a sales tax hike. >>> on the website, we posted more of the mayor's address. go to it, look for the video player right there on the home page. >> just in time for valentine's day which is next thursday. >> i know. i got it. >> a new survey reveals how you can catch the attention of the opposite sex. according to match.com, 58% of men say g
7th state of the city address the san jose mayor said despite budget challenges, the city is moving ahead. >> my priority for the coming year will be public safety. as we start to realize more savings for measure b and see now revenues the fiscal reform plan, we will hire more police officers. >> the mayor thanked voters for supporting measure b, that was his pension reform measure last year. labor leaders though say his battle with city unions has hurt morale. >> i think he...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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here is a report from the liberated city of timbuktu. >> beyond remote, isolated villages outside timbuktu. the fight across the river here a few days ago, rushing into the sara to escape the french military. people are trickling back toward timbuktu. one person had for months in the countryside. >> i heard the french had come, and now we feel safe. but i want them to say -- stay. the local chief has just been informed that most of the soldiers here will be gone in the next few days. >> we know some of the rebels are staying nearby. if the french leave, they could come back. yes, we are scared. >> the french are pulling out of areas like this in order to focus their attention for their no. into the mountains, close to the algerian border. that is where sumps are hiding in with french hostages. it leaves the villagers living rather exposed. nearby, we find the malian army. hill disciplined and out for revenge. -- pill-disciplined and out for revenge. in the meantime, the french are .till on another key northern town taken today, but the focus will soon shift back to the chaos and uncertaint
here is a report from the liberated city of timbuktu. >> beyond remote, isolated villages outside timbuktu. the fight across the river here a few days ago, rushing into the sara to escape the french military. people are trickling back toward timbuktu. one person had for months in the countryside. >> i heard the french had come, and now we feel safe. but i want them to say -- stay. the local chief has just been informed that most of the soldiers here will be gone in the next few...
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judgment of clocks in the country's biggest cities become the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also ticking for the organizers as you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games forgettable authorities are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before sochi becomes host to hundreds of thousands of sports men and women than guests from around the globe russian president vladimir putin has been personally checking the limpid values and said he was generally happy about what he saw but he did have some harsh criticism of tom's let's now talk to our teaser in the. in the studio it's a huge event isn't it for russia in particular how close are we for things to be completed is it ready absolutely well and i'm saying absolutely that it's an important event but you could also see that in terms of the preparedness of the venues it's basically all the venues are basically eighty percent ready to receive the sportsmen the sports women and of course the audience but we're talk
judgment of clocks in the country's biggest cities become the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also ticking for the organizers as you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games forgettable authorities are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before sochi becomes host to hundreds of thousands of sports men and women than guests from around the globe russian president...
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point in the northern mali city of gal but the attacker himself was the only casualty this is the first known suicide bombing since french troops entered the country whose northern half was ruled by islamist extremists france now wants u.n. peacekeepers to take over security as it prepares to end its mission there. scuffles have broken out between former political prisoners and supporters of president saakashvili in the georgian capital tbilisi the violence erupted as saakashvili was going to deliver his annual state of the nation speech the president was forced to change the venue for the address several times after the country's parliament refused to provide a platform or even listen to the leader in a new sign of his waning power hailed in the west as an example of the democratic rule of saakashvili lost popular support as a result of his crackdown on the opposition and claims of human rights abuses. reports georgia has performed miracles we moved from being a failed state will be one of the top business destinations in the world while it would be hiking comic freedom according to th
point in the northern mali city of gal but the attacker himself was the only casualty this is the first known suicide bombing since french troops entered the country whose northern half was ruled by islamist extremists france now wants u.n. peacekeepers to take over security as it prepares to end its mission there. scuffles have broken out between former political prisoners and supporters of president saakashvili in the georgian capital tbilisi the violence erupted as saakashvili was going to...
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it really grinds the city to a halt. this is what the models i have been avoiding showing these models too much. as we get closer here, feeling a little more confident in these kind of snowfall totals, 34 inches is what we are showing for boston. blizzard warnings as well. it's going to be incredibly windy storm. we are going to be talking about a very significant coastal erosion event. i will show you quickly the way the model tracks on this storm. this is a classic nor'easter. unfortunately this storm right here is going to coincide with a high tide and a new moon tide. that means we potentially are going to see record coastal erosion all across parts of that northeast corridor. we will continue to track this in the weather center. fox report will be right back. . and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupcakes? yes. do you want an etch-a-sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no. you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1%
it really grinds the city to a halt. this is what the models i have been avoiding showing these models too much. as we get closer here, feeling a little more confident in these kind of snowfall totals, 34 inches is what we are showing for boston. blizzard warnings as well. it's going to be incredibly windy storm. we are going to be talking about a very significant coastal erosion event. i will show you quickly the way the model tracks on this storm. this is a classic nor'easter. unfortunately...
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hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we fi
hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work...
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said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined us totally. >> brown: and long before the worst hit, air travel was in a shambles. well over 4,000 flights were canceled through saturday, sending ripple effects across the country. the snow also halted amtrak and some mass transit service in the northeast. and for the latest on what's expected tonight and this weekend, we turn to bernie rayno, a meteorologist with accuweather. so what is the latest on the track of the storm and expected snow amounts? >> well, i will tell you, the worst of this storm we have been pointing out all week is going to be across southern new england. two storms as you mentioned, and the
said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined...
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political minister's taishan people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shock of a late on friday after the seventy try to make their way just as it is made and yet to continue and sick i didn't protest that they were not allowed to do that at least used tear gas immediately was the day it was such a city was packed with people but slogans we're hearing are completely different. carry an islamist flags people masterly in support of the ruling and not a party the local branch of the muslim brotherhood police were at the scene to protest and demonstrators this time this reverse gathering didn't pull more than five thousand participants but the government used this to illustrate that their position was still strong looking at the man that proved that people support and believe our party it's all over but. they try to save face but don't have the choice they lost credibility and have no choice but to dissolve the government which is by de facto dissolved already. standing on the brink of a politica
political minister's taishan people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shock of a late on friday after the seventy try to make their way just as it is made and yet to continue and sick i didn't protest that they were not allowed to do that at least used tear gas immediately was the day it was such a city was packed with people but slogans we're hearing are completely different. carry an islamist flags...
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the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities.
the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal...